Saturday has rolled around again and my garden tour this morning revealed much potential. More fruit has set for later in the year and vegetables are taunting me “we’re almost ripe”. I have been harvesting greens and herbs and eyeing tomatoes. The winter bromeliads are putting on their show.
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O’ Rourke Bromeliad in full bloom. This one never grows quite straight. The flowers last for weeks and then get a sort of berry.
Native Tillandsia bromeliads growing on prunings from Firebush.
Not eggplants. Brad’s Atomic Grape tomatoes. These are bigger than I thought they would be and still hard as a rock.
Pickering mangoes. These are a dwarf variety, called Condo Mangoes. The trees are about four feet tall and bear small crops, perfect for a patio or courtyard. A very good fruit and it is looking promising. Barring disaster I should have a massive mango crop. But it is early. And I probably should not have said that.
While I was admiring the mango flowers, I noticed a sweet fragrance in the air. The Rangpur limes are flowering like mad. Come December we will see how these turn out.
Another South Florida oddity. Snake plants (Sansieveria) are invasive in the garden. I cannot imagine how many there are growing down my property line. It takes heavy construction equipment to get rid of them. They flower in late winter and have a wonderful fragrance.
That’s all from South Florida this Saturday. Happy Gardening to all.
The Shrub Queen 
Have you noticed the many modern cultivars of Sansevieria that became available a few years ago? They were presented as if expected to be the next big rage, but then did not seem to become so popular. They may have been even less popular there if the common sort is such a weed. I saw them more in Los Angeles, but not for long.
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yes, those Sanseveiria are around. I think they are a little too weird. Succulents are more popular.
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That is exactly what I thought about them. There are too many other species that are more appealing than they are. I fail to be impressed.
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Exactly.
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This 4 feet tall mango tree looks very interesting! Does it have a large width? Do you know if it can be grown in a very large pot since it is a dwarf variety?
I understand your pleasure in having the sweet scent of citrus flowers. I have the same thing in my greenhouse right now. But at the moment I’m also fighting with the scale bugs that have invaded all my citrus trees…
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The mango is about six feet wide and maybe 8 years old. They are selected to be grown in pots. Dwarf or Condo mangoes. I would like to try a Nam Doc Mai 4 – it is a dwarf Thai dessert mango. Ugh, citrus scale! Good luck.
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There is a lot going on in your garden. Will the grape tomatoes stay purple? They will make a pretty salad. The mango trees really are the perfect height. My Snake plants never bloomed. I put it in the ground and it froze, but will probably come back.
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The tomatoes are supposed to be purple multicolored, wondering how to tell if they are ripe? Perfect picking height on mangoes!
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The mango looks so promising! 🤞🏼 I love the smell of citrus blossoms, unfortunately, I’m lousy at keeping them alive in my home. 😁
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Fingers are crossed! I tried fruit as houseplants ..once!
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All looking good in south Florida. You have such exotic plants.
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Thank you.
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Great selections! I hope you get a big mango crop!
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Thanks, me, too!
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Always interesting to see what you are growing in Florida. I’m so jealous of your mangoes. I had no idea the flowers looked like that. And the tomatoes look intresting.
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Yes, who knew mangoes produced panicles? seems weird.
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Lovely to see all your unusual (to me) plants.
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Thanks, Rosie.
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It’s quite hard to conceive of Sansevieria as a weed. Here it’s not hardy and would die outdoors and in a pot is very slow. Your gardening is so alien to me yet Melissa posted from New Mexico and her six were mostly so familiar. Every day is a school day, as they say.
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When I first moved here and saw the Sanseviera it boggled my mind. I have to pull some out now and then to keep the paths clear. They are probably 3 feet tall. Japanese Climbing Fern is another invasive. I have to see what Melissa has now!
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Garden tomatoes in March…heavy sigh…I’ll be starting mine in a few weeks. I have a Sansevieria; it’s about five feet high and sends up a flower spike every now and then. Next time I’ll try to smell it but these days I’m just kinda worried that it’ll crack the ceramic pot it’s in – the shoots and new leaves seem quite strong… All the mango flowers make me wonder what the stalks will look like when they have fruit.
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the mango flowers produce a lot of small berries, most of them drop off leaving 1 or 2 fruits on a long stem. I will be jealous of your tomatoes in July, mine will be long gone.
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Those tomatoes do look weird – I think their name would make me suspicious of them. I hope they taste amazing though! I was sorting my seed packets and dreaming of mine just yesterday…
Fingers crossed for loads of mangoes and limes. Are those dwarf mangoes new in your garden, and do they grow in pots or directly in the soil? I think I need (want!) a heated greenhouse! LOL!
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I had to try the tomatoes, still not ripe. The mangoes are in the ground here, but are selected to be grown in pots. Do you know of Logee’s? they recommend Nam Doc Mai for greenhouses. There is a Nam Doc Mai 4 that is dwarf they grow in Florida. I have one, it is a Thai Dessert Mango, yummy. I would try it in a green house.
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I can dream of a big heated greenhouse full of huge pots of tropical fruits! LOL!
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That mango is seriously LOADED! Haha, how fabulous.
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It really is and no mildew..
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I love the O’ Rourke Bromeliad. How unusual. I never realsied there were so many different types.
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